Firefighters had plenty of water at hand - but not to put out a fire.

The crew from Sible Hedingham organised a car wash to raise cash for their benevolent fund.

Almost £160 was collected during the cleaning session held at the station drill yard in Rectory Road.

Station sub-officer Les Vigor said: "We were busy from the moment we started at 10am until we finished at 3pm. It is the first time we have done this at Sible Hedingham and we will do it again," he said.

He added: "I want to thank everyone for their support. I am very pleased with the money we collected."

Cars were cleaned for £2.50 and hoovered out for £2.

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